Category: Miami-Dade Cities
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Miami billionaire fined in pump-and-dump stock scheme looks to cash in on COVID-19 testing
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Billionaire philanthropist and Opko Health CEO Phillip Frost, fined for his role in a pump-and-dump-stock scheme, is betting his Miami-based company can capitalize on the burgeoning market demand for coronavirus testing. -
Think you’re isolated during the pandemic? Just ask an addict
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
As healthy Americans struggle with social isolation in a pandemic, the Rev. Nathaniel Wilcox reminds them that for drug addicts, isolation is a way of life. -
Fields of gold: A commodities kingpin, political connections and millions laundered through Miami real estate
By Jack Davies, Liuba Sevciuk
FloridaBulldog.org
Many men have regretted their friendship with Yuri Drukker. Over the years, he forged a nearly $1 billion commodities trading empire from which he and his associates used a web of shell companies to secret hide millions of dollars in Miami and New York real estate. -
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Redemption and campaign contributions in North Bay Village
By Frank Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
In North Bay Village, a tiny town with a big reputation for political upheaval, former commissioner Douglas Hornsby’s legal battle to redeem his reputation is creating an ethical dilemma for three current office holders whose campaigns he helped bankroll. -
Miami Gardens mayor, commissioners took hundreds of thousands of dollars from strip club, a casino and Miami Dolphins
ByFrancisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Elected officials in Miami Gardens routinely accept private donations from Tootsie’s Cabaret, Calder Casino, the Miami Dolphins and other nearby businesses and city vendors without publicly disclosing any potential conflicts of interest to their constituents. -
Lobbyist Marc Sarnoff brings big PAC money to Miami City Hall in fight over kiosks
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Like many politicians who leave public service, former Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff is parlaying his credentials to lobby on behalf of companies seeking to do business with municipal governments in Miami-Dade. One of those firms is Orange Barrel Media, a Columbus, Ohio-based information kiosk manufacturer…
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